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Richard Foord vs Deirdre Costigan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth
vs
Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 229 different votes 275 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 22% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.0%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
91.1%
18% above average
Rank 14 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.1% of votes cast
304
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.9% of votes cast
4
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

230
+151.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
7
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
255
+116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Contributions
7
-132.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34% above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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